Editing Navaga

{{Short description|Species of fish}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Eleginus nawaga.jpg
| taxon = Eleginus nawaga
| authority = ([[Johann Julius Walbaum|Walbaum]], 1792)
| synonyms = *''Gadus nawaga'' <small>Walbaum, 1792</small> 
}}

The '''navaga''' ('''''Eleginus nawaga''''') is a relatively small species of fish in the cod family [[Gadidae]]. It inhabits the [[Europe]]an [[arctic]] and [[subarctic]] waters of the [[Barents Sea|Barents]], [[White Sea|White]], and [[Kara Sea|Kara]] seas, from the [[Kola Bay]] to the [[Ob River]] estuary.<ref name = FAO/><ref name=FishBase/>

Navaga fish usually occur at shallow depths, along shores with soft bottoms, close to the ice and on the continental shelf. In winter, they live in nearshore waters, where spawning takes place. They are often found in estuaries and can enter fresh water in rivers. In  summer, they return to open waters.  They feed on crustaceans, benthic animals, and small fish. They can grow to at least to 42&nbsp;cm but typical adult size is smaller, being only 15–25&nbsp;cm in the White Sea.<ref name = FAO/>

The navaga is commercially fished mainly in the winter in the bays of the White Sea.<ref name = FAO/> The European navaga is a close relative of the [[saffron cod]] (''E. gracilis''), a [[Pacific]] sister species.

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name = FAO>{{cite book | editor1 = Daniel M. Cohen | editor2 = Tadashi Inada | editor3 = Tomio Iwamoto | editor4 = Nadia Scialabba | name-list-style = amp | year = 1990 | title = FAO species catalogue. Vol. 10. Gadiform fishes of the world (Order Gadiformes). An Annotated and Illustrated Catalogue of Cods, Hakes, Grenadiers and other Gadiform Fishes Known to Date | publisher = [[Food and Agriculture Organization]] of the United Nations | isbn = 978-92-5-102890-2 | pages = 36–37 | url = http://www.fao.org/3/t0243e/t0243e00.htm }}</ref>

<ref name=FishBase>{{FishBase|genus=Eleginus|species=nawaga|year=2022|month=February}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
* [http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/htmls/fish3787.htm NOAA Photo Library: Eleginus navaga] (picture)

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[[Category:Gadidae]]
[[Category:Fish of the Arctic Ocean]]
[[Category:Fish described in 1792]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Johann Julius Walbaum]]